US EditionKayaker in Tasmania has leg amputated after becoming 'wedged' between rocks in river
- A 60-year-old tourist was rescued after being stuck for 20 hours with his leg wedged in rocks while kayaking on the Franklin River in Tasmania.
- Medical professionals decided to amputate the man’s leg to facilitate his rescue as his condition deteriorated.
- Several attempts to extract the man were unsuccessful until the amputation allowed him to be airlifted to a hospital.
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A kayaker got his leg trapped in the Franklin River and was unable to free himself. He was trapped in the water for 20 hours.
The Lithuanian tourist, who was kayaking with friends in Tasmania (Australia), is currently in hospital in critical condition.
Lithuanian kayaker rescued in Tasmania after a 20-hour rescue ordeal, leading to leg amputation
A 65-year-old Lithuanian man was rescued by Tasmania paramedics after he was stuck between the rocks in the Franklin River, which led to the amputation of his leg. The man is currently in a critical condition at the hospital. The kayaker remained partially submerged in the water in remote southwest Tasmania after he slipped and got his leg trapped for over 20 hours on Friday (Nov 22). The man has rafting experience of over five decades and was p…
Kayaking tourist has leg amputate after getting trapped in white water rapids
A 69-year-old Lithuania tourist who was white water rafting along Franklin River in Tasmania, Australia, had to have his leg amputated after capsizing and getting wedged between a rock
“It was a life-or-death situation.” With these words, Doug Oosterloo, acting assistant commissioner of the Tasmanian Police, described the dramatic rescue of a tourist who was trapped in the rocks of a flooded river, during a kayak excursion. The man, in his sixties, was freed after 20 hours of intense efforts by rescuers, but had his leg amputated. The tourist was in the company of friends in southwestern Tasmania, when his leg got stuck betwee…
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